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For the week of September 12, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride Pilot debuts on new BMW iX3 SUVs
- La Jolla’s Scale Biosciences acquired by 10x Genomics for $30M
- SDSU secures $4.5M National Science Foundation grant
- CBRE University City office building sells for $13.5M
- Liberty Station celebrates opening of $43.5M performing arts center The Joan
- National University nabs naming rights to Pechanga Arena’s main concourse
- Carlsbad’s Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Denmark’s Demant enter $12M partnership
- Algenesis Labs scales up plant-based plastic manufacturing with DOE, DOD grants
- UCLA features Lifeline Community Services, MAAC, SBCS, more in case study on Latino Economic Development Efforts
- Red Door Interactive secures Corporate Identity, Integrated Marketing, Video MUSE awards
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Apply by Sept. 24—San Diego Regional EDC, JPMorgan Chase
Nominate your company for the inagural Business Impact Awards - Sept. 24—San Diego Regional EDC
Regulatory Barriers Roundtable: Clean Energy
From our partners:
- Sept. 16-18—Alliance for mRNA Medicines
AMM ASCENT ft. EDC’s Eduardo Velasquez - Apply by Oct. 7—Founders First CDC
Stephen L. Tadlock $20K Veteran Business Grant - Oct. 8—National Foundation for Autism Research
IT, Cyber, Tech, Employer Open House
- Sept. 16-18—Alliance for mRNA Medicines
A note from our CEO: From classrooms to careers
As more than 200,000 students make their way back to campuses, classrooms, dorm rooms, and lecture halls across our region, unprecedented challenges mount for San Diego and for our nation’s higher education institutions…
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications